Gildea Damien (Australia)

Damien Gildea has already seven Antarctic trips under his belt. He has made it to the top of Mt Vinson 3 times already and has ascended 8 times the nearby summits.

The Australian is better knows as a mountaineer and climber, for having carried out feats in far away areas of the world, than as a polar adventurer.

One day, he said: "I have spent the last 15 years climbing mountains throughout the world. But the last 7 summits I have climbed were all in Antarctica. At first, I worked as a mountain guide in Antarctica (for Adventure Network International (ANI)). Since then, I have succeeded in combining my passion for ascending unknown summits and succeeding in worldwide feats, and my passion regarding information on mountain environments. Damien Glidea has drawn numerous maps and written many articles related to mountaineering. Let's not forget his book "Antarctic Mountaineering Chronology", published in 1998 by Chessler Books.